OS10 Oral health advice partial denture

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1 OS10 Oral health advice partial denture Candidate instructions This patient has just been fitted with his/her first partial denture. Please give them appropriate oral health advice, particularly with regard to oral hygiene, wearing and cleaning the denture. 1

2 Patient notes OS10 Oral health advice partial denture You have recently had a number of teeth removed and a partial denture has been made to replace them. The dentist has just fitted your new partial denture and has asked the dental nurse to advise you about wearing and cleaning it. You do not have any particular concerns and will follow the advice given as long as you can clearly understand what you are being told (eg no technical jargon etc). The candidate should check that you understand the advice and ask if you have any questions. Unless there is something that you do not understand, you will not have any questions. However, if something is unclear then you should ask for clarification and an explanation. At the end of the encounter, please give your assessment of the candidate on the form below. The examiner will also assess the candidate, but using different (technical) criteria. The candidate will probably complete this task without needing any prompting, but if they are hesitant or nervous you may use any of the following prompts if necessary (but please do not lead the candidate use prompts only if they are stuck): Do I have to take it out at night? Do I need to take it out of my mouth to clean it? What about soaking the denture overnight in Steradent or something similar? Can you show me how to clean the denture? Marks from the patient Candidate reference... Action Very good Satisfactory Poor Very 1. Explanation of why we were meeting 2. Clarity of advice given 3. Quality of demonstrations 4. Global rating Very good Satisfactory Poor Very 2

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4 OS10 Oral health advice partial denture Examiner notes Please assess the candidates as they give oral health advice to a patient who has just been fitted for the first time with partial dentures. Different weightings will be applied to different parts of the task, but this should not influence your ratings. Above ratings are not available for some of the actions on the marksheet. If a candidate needs a prompt from the patient, then they cannot score higher than just below for that particular action. Please also give a global mark to indicate whether you consider each candidate s overall performance to have been above, meeting the, just below, or well below the. You should greet the candidate on arrival and say goodbye or thank you at the end. You should not say anything else to the candidates. If prompts are needed they should come from the patient, who has been briefed about what to say. In particular, you should not ask candidates any questions. Candidates have been given the following instructions: This patient has just been fitted with his/her first partial denture. Please give them appropriate oral health advice, particularly with regard to oral hygiene, wearing and cleaning the denture. The patient has been given the following instructions: You have recently had a number of teeth removed and a partial denture has been made to replace them. The dentist has just fitted your new partial denture and has asked the dental nurse to advise you about wearing and cleaning it. You do not have any particular concerns and will follow the advice given as long as you can clearly understand what you are being told (eg no technical jargon etc). The candidate should check that you understand the advice and ask if you have any questions. Unless there is something that you do not understand, you will not have any questions, just say no, I understand thank you. However, if something is unclear then you should ask for clarification and an explanation. 4

5 At the end of the encounter, please give your assessment of the candidate on the form below. The examiner will also assess the candidate, but using different (technical) criteria. The candidate will probably complete this task without needing any prompting, but if they are hesitant or nervous you may use any of the following prompts if necessary (but please do not lead the candidate use prompts only if they are stuck): Do I have to take it out at night? Do I need to take it out of my mouth to clean it? What about soaking the denture overnight in Steradent or something similar? Can you show me how to clean the denture? Marks from the patient Candidate reference... Action Very good Satisfactory Poor Very 1. Explanation of why we were meeting 2. Clarity of advice given 3. Quality of demonstrations 4. Global rating Very good Satisfactory Poor Very 5

6 OS10 Oral health advice partial denture Examiners marksheet Candidate reference... Examiner reference... Action 1. Introduces self to patient 2. Explains the purpose of the encounter 3. Gives appropriate advice on care of the denture: a) Remove from mouth to clean b) Leave out at night c) c) Separate brush and cleaner from natural teeth d) Clean over bowl of cold water e) Avoid hot water and bleach Care of remaining natural dental structures: a) warn of increased risk of dental disease with partial denture b) Emphasis importance of oral hygiene, diet and regular dental attendance 5. Use of demonstration aids 10. Global rating Above Meets Just below Well below or not done 6